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Saturday, April 12, 2014

Archaeological experts
are now working on identifying a number of artifacts confiscated from the gang.

The tourism and
antiquities police managed to apprehend a gang carrying out illegal trade in
antiquities in Fayoum who were attempting to illegally sell a collection of 11
ancient Egyptian artifacts, officials reported.

Director of Fayoum
Antiquities Ahmed Abdel-Aal told Ahram Online that the confiscated pieces seem
authentic but are not registered in official documents, which means that they
may have been taken from illegal excavations at archaeological sites.

He explained that the
objects are from the Graeco-Roman era and include three wooden sarcophagi, all
containing mummies. One of the mummies is an adult male, and the other two are
adult females.

The collection also
included five wooden portraits and the coverings of the sarcophagi depicting
the busts of the deceased. Abdel-Aal said that the
pieces would be restored and put on display when investigations were completed.